Ancestors of William Wilson

William Wilson
(Abt 1815-1857)

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William Wilson ¹

Born: Abt 1815, , Lancaster, PA
Marriage (1): Catharine Lockard
Died: 5 May 1857, , Montgomery, OH about age 42

FamilySearch ID: L5B2-LB5.

Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1840 in Randolph Twp., Montgomery, OH. The 1840 census recorded William Wilson with this household:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5.

2. Census in 1850 in Randolph Twp., Montgomery, OH. ² The 1850 census recorded William Wilson, cooper, 35, living with wife Catharine, 29; Sarah, 12; David, 10; Mary, 8; George, 6; Alpherd [sic - should be Alfred], 4; Susan, 1. Also in the home are two coopers: David Stonor, 31, and Jefferson Stahle, 28. William, Catharine and Sarah were born in Pennsylvania, the other children in Ohio. William's real estate was valued at $1000.

William married Catharine Lockard. (Catharine Lockard was born about 1821 in , Lancaster, PA and died on 25 Aug 1896.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 33740. Alfred P. Wilson. Father William Wilson. Mother unknown.

2 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3W-LG4 William Wilson, Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing family 1583.

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